Darcy Lever Viaduct Over the River Tonge
DARCY LEVER VIADUCT OVER THE RIVER TONGE, RADCLIFFE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1352681
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-2002
- List Entry Name:
- Darcy Lever Viaduct Over the River Tonge
- Statutory Address:
- DARCY LEVER VIADUCT OVER THE RIVER TONGE, RADCLIFFE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1352681
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-2002
- List Entry Name:
- Darcy Lever Viaduct Over the River Tonge
- Statutory Address 1:
- DARCY LEVER VIADUCT OVER THE RIVER TONGE, RADCLIFFE ROAD
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- DARCY LEVER VIADUCT OVER THE RIVER TONGE, RADCLIFFE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bolton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD7326508312
Details
797-1/0/10004
05-APR-02
RADCLIFFE ROAD
Darcy Lever
Darcy Lever Viaduct over the River Tonge
II
Darcy Lever viaduct, Bolton
Railway viaduct. 1848 (piers), for the Manchester and Leeds (Liverpool and Bury) Railway, 1881-2 (spans) for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, c1958 (deck) for British Railways.
Wrought iron and coursed squared rock faced limestone. Eight span viaduct with tall stone piers over the valley of the River Tonge. The spans are deep wrought iron girders, four double Warren girders under the tracks and lighter lattice face girders, these last may date from 1848.
History: This line was opened by the L&YR in 1848, having just taken over the M&LR, who had themselves absorbed the L&BR which had started out building the line between Bolton and Bury. The decking was replaced by pre-cast concrete in 1958. The line was closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and completely in 1970.
References: Bill Simpson, Railways in and around Bolton, Foxline Publishing, 1990, pl 84.
Alan Earnshaw, The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Book Law Publications, pps 98-9.
C.Awdry, Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1990.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489720
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Earnshaw, A, The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Then and Now, (1992)
Simpson, B, Railways in and around Bolton, (1990)
Awdry, C, Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies, (1990)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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